Sickle cell disease is a rare genetic disorder affecting about 100,000 Americans, predominantly of African descent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says the country is now embracing drone technology in its public healthcare system to deliver medical supplies to hard-to-reach areas.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belizean health authorities have introduced the Rotavirus vaccine to into the country’s national vaccination schedule, describing it as a vital step in reducing preventable diarrheal illnesses in children.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reiterated the importance of strengthening vaccination and surveillance systems in light of the resurgence of pertussis across several countries in the region.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says a significant number of newborns in Latin America and the Caribbean are breastfed within the first hour of birth.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, is ending a three-day visit to Guyana on Wednesday that was highlighted by the signing of an agreement designed to provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados –  Caribbean nursing and other health stakeholders are meeting here against the backdrop of a critical shortage of nurses in the Caribbean.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize has been selected as one of four countries to participate in a landmark regional effort aimed at bolstering national efforts to reduce the. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Ministry of Health says an estimated 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon are being recalled due to the possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm).

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health authorities say they have launched “an immediate” investigation into the disappearance of 300 vials of Fentanyl injection that have been reported as unaccounted for, following a delivery discrepancy to one of the public health facilities

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)  Wednesday launched its five-year strategic plan that the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat says complements and supports its CARICOM Secretariat Strategic Plan 2022–2030.

NASSAU, Bahamas – China doubled down on its dismissal of the United States criticism of a multi-million-dollar loan to The Bahamas, describing as “baseless and absurd” accusations that it was using the funding for the construction of a hospital here to further entrench itself in the Caribbean region.